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Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-09
Railroad Building in Mexico.

A correspondent from Mexico writes
TO the Philadelphia Record: 1t will be a
long time before the MeXicans shall re-
cover their astonishment at tho rapid
manner in which Americans build rail
roads. More than 500, 100000 has al
ready been invested by American cap
italists in the railway enterprises OF
Mexico. When a new road Is to be
built a swarm OF engineers arrive
some young and full of theories, others
gray with service el elsewhere-and within
a week succeed in Transforming their
raw recruits into hard-wOrking bands,
every man Of whom labors as though he
possessed an individual interest in the
Immediate completion OF the enterprise.
This is partly due to the fact that
Americans pay higher wages than Mex
lean laborers ever before enjoyed, and
have disagreeable habit OF promptly
discharging those who do not come to
time" and partly, no doubt, because
these people are great imitators, and
ready to fall into the ways of those
around them.
The Mexican manner OF railroad
building is diametrically opposed to the
American plan. First concession"
or permission to build, must be obtained
from the government, and then some
point sought for, far distant from any
other railroad. and the material trans
ported To that place. 1t would never do
10 begin near the coast, because that
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-09

Buffalo Express: SIT is pleasant
day, SIR" said the loquacious barber to
the member of the Firm who wanted to
devote fifteen minutes to silent medita-
tion.
you're right. Just hold on minute.
l want to make a note of that SO 1 can tell
my partner" and the patron who
yearned for quiet got out OF the chair,
all lathered as he was, took down his
overcoat, tished out u note book and
made an entry therein.
1t worked for full five minutes, and
then once more the ruling passion as
serted itself in the tonsOrial artist.
''Your face is rather tender, SIR"
sis that SOP / guess will call on my
physician and get something To toughen
it. Just wait until make "a note of it,
so won't forget" and again the half
shaved customer went for the note book.
Ten minutes respite followed, and
once again the silence was broken with
a timid "You need shampoo, sir; your
hair is full Of dandrutf."
81 am glad you told me-. I'm in a
hurry now, but please remind of itwhen
you get through, as | can make a note
and attend To it next tipe.p "
For seventeen long months now the
member of the firm has been shaved by
the same barber, and during all this
time he has remained as silent as stone
angel on tombstone in a country grave
yard at midnight. ', .', y ~. ,.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-09

would establish a damaging precedent,
contrary to all Mexican tradition by
beginning at the farther end OF the line
employment is furnished to n great
many. carriers and tcamstcrs, which,
come to think OF it, is really but simple
justice, since the road will certainly de-
stroy the business they inherited from
their fathers, n business that otherwise
would have descended to their Children's
children. Realizing this, these ag-
grieved citizens accordingly make stu
pendous charges, with the thrifty intent
Of making hay" enough while their
sun still shines to last them for
years to come. This method
OF construction requires time
and capital. but if the builders will man
age carefully they will at least have the
satisfaction of offending nobody's prcju-
dices, and, what is of more consequence,
Of securing the sympathy of mule-own-
ers and diligoncia proprietors, who
otherwise might work great harm in n
thousand sly ways. II dependent wholly
on native workmon, the road will ap-
proach completion so gradually that by
and-by it will seem to the good people
as if it had always existed; and by that
time the portion of the road first built
will need renewing, perhaps by de-
scendants of the original workmen, even
to the third generation. If Yankee
railroad projectors should not fancy this
thoroughly Mexican manner of proceed
ure they may go ahead on the American
plan, but run thoir own risks of escap-
ing the bullet, the stiletto or the not
less murderous distractions that were
frequently piled uponlthe Mexican Ma
tional and Mexican Central tracks dur
ing their earlier days.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-09
ARMOUR PACKING COMPANY.
The New House at South Omaha
Opens To-Day.

"opens lO.buys
The packing house Of Armour & Company
in South Omaha will be opened to-day. A
small force Of men will be employed until
the building is put in proper condition and
then the house will be worked to it's greatest
capacity, provided that plenty Of hogs can be
obtained and there is no good reason for any
doubt in the matter. When the house is kill
ing it's full quota the number of animals
slaughtered per diem will be about forty five
hundred although it is not believed that this
many will be killed from the start. Mr..
Murphy, the buyer for the company stated
last evening that as soon as matters assumed
a definite condition the number would range
from 100 to 5000 per day. To accomplish
this work nearly five hundred men will be
employed. The house will be under the
management of Mr.. j. II. Sunderland who
has, for long period, been the chief hog
buyer for the company at Chicago.
The effect of the commencement OF opera
tions by this firm has been very salutary to
the live stock market. Mr.. Murphy has been
on the market but few days and prices have
materially advanced during that time. Dur
ing the past two days the market on hogs has
gone up 10 ceuts and many of the dealers are
very sanguine of its advancing still more
The difference in prices in Omaha and Kansas
City is only 10 cents and it is confidently as
serted that inside the next four days the mar
ket here will have advanced to the same fig
ureS as those prevailing in the town at the
mouth of the Kaw. Sal es have been not ovel
active for some time and were of a sluggish
character until recently, when everything il
the shape of a hog is snapped up promptly
The market henceforth will no doubt be more
active.
The cattle market at present is not yer,
promising and the opening of the house o
Swift e. Co. about December / will also b,
the means Of bettering its condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-09
PROMINENT PERSONS.


Sir Henry Gordon, brother of General Cor
don is dead. 90,
Hon. Levi p. Morton is building 5000
house In Washington.
NJ Quad, the Detroit humorist, spends
most Of his time in Alabama.
p. r. Barnum is planning pleasure trip
through central and southern Mexico.
Ex-President White Of Cornell university.
is in poor health and thinks of going to
Egypt.
William M. Sngerly, the Philadelphia edi-
tor, has just purchased fifty blooded colts for
his big farm.
William H. Vanderbilt will spend Christ
mas in New York and then resume his voy-
age on his yacht.
Rear Admiral Worden the hero of the
Monitor and Merrimac fight, is now living in
Washington. He is seventy years old, but
looks much younger.
George Smith, otherwise known as "Pitts-
burg Phil" one of the leading turf specula-
tors of the times admits having won sl25,DO
in bets during the last four years
The death has been recorded of Mr. George
Sim, the Scotch antiquary His collection of
Greek and Roman coins, more than $4,000 in
number, is perhaps the finest in the world.
Chauncey M. Depew receives so many in
vitations to dinner that he has to map out his
engagements like the advance agent of the
two-headcd girl and sea-serpent combination.
Elwood Wins, of Philadelphia, thought he
was doing big thing when ne sold his patent
for the rivet buttons used on trousers for
$1,000. The purchaser has already realized
100000 from the bargain.
President James G. Clarke, of the Hi
| nois Central, and Chief Engineer l.. IL
| Clarke, of the Lake Shore, took recently one
| of the longest wagon-rides on record. They
| started from Salt Lake City ON July 23 and
| rode for tifty-three days, not stopping until
| they arrived at Norfolk, Ncb. The distan &C
was over 1000 miles.
| p II. Barnam has just purchased an enor
| nous amount of real estate in Bridgeport
Conn, on which five churches, the old court
| house, six livery stables, three bank build
| ngs all the stores on the west side of Mar
| street, and more than one hundred privat,
residences and dwellings ere located. The
| property is worth over SG000,000.
Pope Leo XIII. derives his revenue from
| three sources One is the interest of tht
| vast sum left by Plus TX. in the Pontifcia
treasury, invested chiefly in English consols
! This interest amounts to about 1925, 600 a year
| Another source is the Peters pence contri
| button, which, in spite of the very great re
| duction in late years, averages about S4l5,OU
annually. The third source is the Apostolic
Chancery, the receipts of which include suns
| received for titles and decorations, privileges
of the altar, private chapels, etc, and aggre
gate about $500 900 a year The entire an
nual income of Leo Kill, therefore, is abou
| 81 800 600,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-09
Opposition to Lamar.

1t is believed in Washington that
should the president nominate Mr.. La
mar for the vacancy on the supreme
bench, as he is expected to do, he will
not be confirmed. The theory is that
the republican majority of the senate
will refuse to confirm on the ground that
Lamar has once violated his oath to sup
port the constitution and therefore can
not be trusted to interpret that instru
ment for the guidance and direction of
the lower courts; besides which he op-
posed the amendments adopted since the
war, which he has characterized as un-
warranted and unjust, and it is thought
republican senators will hold it to be
unsafe to imperil these amendments
by subjecting them to the judicial
Interpretation of one who is on
record among their most pronounced
opponents. There is no objection on the
score of ability or residence, but solely
with respect to his course and recorded
opinions. A southern man who was
not foresworr and had not openly pro-
claimed his hostility to the amend
ments, being otherwise qualified, would
not be rejected because southerner.
1t is said to be the rule of republican
senators that no man who has violated
his oath and taken up arms against the
| United States shall sit as member Of
the highest judiciary, and it is assumed
that this rule would be adhered to in
| the case of Mr.. Lamar, notwithstanding
| that he has been member of the sem
| ate and would therefore under most Cir
cumstances be entitled to exceptional
courtesy.
| 1t appears to be very generally under
| stood that Mr.. Cleveland intends to
nominate Lamar to the vacant Justice
ship, and it is to be apprehended that
he will not be deferred from doing this,
if he has decided upon it, by any assur-
ances Of republican opposition in the
senate. If Mr.. Lamar is willing to be
made the subject of another conflict be-
| tween the executive and the senate
there is very little doubt that Mr..
Cleveland would not hesitate to bring
on the fight He has never shown any
unwillingness to join issue with the
| ScHutc III VIC ptsI, W1cu oiiSSs VI uiuCI
less consequence and individuals in
which he was much less interested were
involved. He will be even less likely
to do so now and in this case, when {
fight with the republican senate
would undoubtedly be approved
by the entire democracy an(
the south especially would warmly sus
tain him in behalf of the man who hold
place second to none other in southern
esteem.
But the president has not said he in
tends to appoint Lamar, and in view o
possible difficulty he may judiciousl.
decide to nominate some other southern
man who would be unobjectionable. L
is to be hoped he will do this, for in an.
event the appointment OF Mr.. Lama
would not receive that general approva
or be accepted with that universal con
tideuce which ought to attend appoint
ments to the supreme bench. Their
would be very serious doubt in th'
minds OF a large proportion Of the
people. AS 10 the ability o
Mr.. Lamar 20 render inTpartla
Judgment upon questions involving thu
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-09
CATARRH DESCRIBED.
The symptoms Attending that Disease
Which Leads TO Consumption.

. when catarrh has existed in the head and the
upper part of the throat for any length of time
are | subject to catarrhal affection and the dis,
ease has been left unCured, the catarrh invari.
ably, sometimes slowly. extends down the wind
pipe and into the bronchial tubes, which tubes
convey the air into the different parts of the
lungs The tubes become affected from the
swelling and the mucous arising from Catarrh,
and in Some instances, become plugged up. so
that the air cannot get in rs freely as 1t should.
Shortness of breath follows. and the patient
breathes with labor and difficulty.
In either case there is sound or cracking
and wheeling inside the chest. Az this stage of
the disease the breathing is usually more rapid
than when in health. The patient has also hot
daShes over his body.
The pain which accompanies this condition Is
OF dull character, felt in the chest, behind the
breast bone or under the shoulder blade The
pain may come and go-last few days and
then be absent for several others. Tho cough
that occurs in the first stages of bronchial ca
tarrh is dry, comes on at intervals. hacking In
character, and is usually most troublesolne IN
the morning on rising or going to bed at night,
aud it may be in the first evidence OF the disease
extending into the lungs.
by the tough muCus SO violent as to cause von-
iting Later on the mucus that Is raised Is
found to contain small particles or yellow mat
ter which indicates that the small tubes In the
lungs are now affected with this there are Of
ten streaks of blood mixed with the mucus. In
some cases the patient becomes very pale, has
fever and expectorates before any cough ap
pears. :, - , u,
stance are spit up, which. when pressed between
the fingers, emit a bad odor. In other cases par
ticles OF a hard, chalky nature are spit up; The
raising of cheesy chalky Jumps indicates So
rious mischief ut work in the lungs
In some cases catarrh VIII extend into the
lungs in few weeks: in other cases II may be
months, and even years, before the disease at
tacks the lungs sufficiently to cause serious IN
reference with the general health When the
disease has developed to such point the pa
tent is said to have catarrhal consumption
With bronchial catarrh there Is more or less
fever which differs with the different parts or
the day-slight in the morning, higher III the
nj afternnnn and evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-09
SNEEZING CATARRH.
What 1t Means, How 1t Acts, ana
What 1t Is.

You sneeze when you get up in the morning
YOU try to sneeze your nose of every tune you
are exposed to the least draft Of air. You have
n fullness over the front of the forehead ana
the nose feels as if there was plug In each nos
tril which You cannot dislodge. You blow your
nose until your eurs crack, but 1t don't do any
good and the only result Is that you succeed IN
getting up a very red nose. and you SO irritate
the lining membrane Of that organ that You arc
unable to breathe through u at all This Is cor
rect and not overdrawn picture or an acute at
tack of catarrh, or ''Sneezing Catarrh, AS 1t is
called. ,,,.o, ,,,.,.
n cold that causes mucuS to be poured out by
the glands in the nose; then those diseased
glands are attacked by swarms OF little germs
.-the catarrh germ-that float in the aiT IN lo-
cality where the disease is prevalent. These an
imaiculae, in their efforts to find u lodglnent.
irritate the sensitive membrane lining or the
nose and nature undertakes to rid herself or
them by producing tit OF sncezing;
When the nose becomes hlled with thlcKeneu
diseased mucus the natural channels for the In.
PRODUCTION of air into the lungs is interfered
with. and the person affected must breathe
through the mouth, and by such means tns
throat becomes parched ana dry, shoring t AZ rs
produced and the catarrhal disease gains ready
access TO the throat fnd lungs
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-09
THE New York Financial and Com

THE New York Financial and Com
ane,cial Chronicle, having made a careful
study of the crop returns of the north
west, concluded that the disposition to
regard the railroad outlook in that sec
tion as unfavorable is not warranted by
the conditions. 1t finds that the total
product of leading cereals in the north
west will differ very little from that OF
last year, so that the carrying, business
of the railroads, so far as the crops are
concerned, will be reduced to very
small extent. And this reduction will
be more than balanced by the increase
over last year Of the transportation of
commodities to the west. So far as Ne
braska is concerned, the railroads that
move its products will certainly have no
complaints to make of diminished bus
mess. There is really in the situation not
the sligh est justification for the dismal
prophecies regarding the future, but on
the contrary everything to warrant the
expectation of another year Of substan-
tial prosperity and progress.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-09

latest amendments TO the constitution,
or, indeed, whether he could be de-
pended upon to adhere TO any construc-
tions OF the constitution that have been
made since the war, and particularly
those which relate TO federal and state
rights. For time it might not be OF
great moment what opinions Mr.. Lamar
entertained adverse to the past attitude
and rulings OF the supreme court, but
there are other vacancies to occur in
the near future, and should there be n
democratic administration to fill them,
with the influence of Mr.. Lamar to assist
it in making selections, it is easy to sec
what the result might be. The neces-
sity is urgent, and never more so than
now, for keeping the supreme bench free
and Independent OF extreme political
bias and strong sectional sympathy.
| That great tribunal is yet to undergo
tests as severe as any it has ever been
subjected to, and to command popular
| confidence it must be constituted of men
| whose wisdom, integrity and patriotism
| are absolutely unimpeachablc. 1t cam
not be claimed for Mr.. Lamar that he
| in all respects meets this standard.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-09
Wild Man From Kansas.

A special TO the st. Louis Globe
Democrat from Middleton. N. Y, says:
For some weeks past the thinly settled
mountainous district along the New
York and Jersey line west of Grcon-
wood lake has been kept in n state of
alarm by the appearance of II wild man
who recently took up quarters in the
swa1nps and forests of the ncighborhood.
The strange creature is hatlcss, shoe
less, ragged and wild-eycd, with long,
matted hair and beard. He ventured
out from his hiding places occasionally,
usually IN the night, for the purpose,
apparently, of getting food. Whom ap-
preached by any of the ncighbors he
would turn and fly like a deer to the re-
cosses of the forest. Tho women and
children were wrought up to high de-
gree Of alarm by the appearance of the
foreboding figure. When the story
flew from house to house about
three weeks ago os the abduc-
tion and maltreatment of Miss Olive
Walsh, daughter of Benjamin Walsh,
respectable farmer living nearAmity, the
outrage was set down rs the work OF the
wild man, and the fright and anxiety OF
the women of the isolated households
became doubly intensified. After dark
one night about ten days ago Miss May
Hunt, the daughter of Andrew Hunt, a
farmer living in Il secluded locality near
Libertyville, WIS almost paralyzed by
fright on seeing the wild-eyed, uncOuth
being pcering in at the window OF the
kitchen whore she was at work. Her
little brother and she wore alone in the
house, the rest of the family not yet
having returned from a trip to Rumer-
Vile. But her father had told Miss
May where to find loaded pistol, and
had instructed her how to use 1t in case
any impudent stranger came upon the
promises. With the pistol in her hand
| she plucked up courage, and, opening
| the door, she blazed away twice ut the
| figure she saw swiftly retreating into
| the cover of darkness.
When Mr.. Hunt heard the story Of
| his daughters adventure, he deter
| mined to make an effort to rid the
| neighborhood of it's obnoxious visitor.
He found an opportunity on Tuesday
| afternoon, when he discovered the wild
man in the edge of piece of woods on
| his farm. He gave chase, and overlook
| and seized the fugitive, who yielded
when caught without much resistance.
| He proved wild and highty in action
and emaciated in figure, and altogether
pitiable object. For some time he
wOvld not speak II word, but after Mr..
Hunt had given him food he was in
duced, in answer to persistent question
| ing, to say that his name was John
| Churchill, and that he had been living
ing in Kansas and had been robbed of
all of his property there; that he now
lived in the woods because he wanted to
| get away from the people who were per-
scouting him. When he had said this
much he sullenly closed his lips and re-
fused to say another word. Mr.. Hunt
took him before a magistrate in Branch
vile, who committed him to the county
Jail as vagrant and to undergo medical
| examination as to sanity.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-11-09
The ResuI, in New York.

To the great surprise Of everybody,
including the best judges, and the lead
ers of the successful party, New York
state has gone democratic. Colonel
Fred Grant, the republican candidate
for secretary Of state. headed the ticket
for his party, and.Frederick Cook, the
big brewer Of Rochester, was the demo-
cratic candidate for reelection. Cook s
plurality is now estimated at 10000
votes and it is possible that it will
be n thousand or more less than that
figure. This compared with the vote OF
1855 by which Hill was elected governor
over Davenport with a plurality OF
1874 shows decrease in pluralities for
the democrats though this is TO be ac-
counted for by the light vote.
The fight was vigorous one on both
sides. Colonel Grant who received the
nomination only because he was the son
Of Ulysses S. Grant made personal
canvass Of the state, assisted by Sena-
tors Eyarts OF New York and Frye of
Maine and Senator-clcct Hiscocli
OF New York. The Grand Army
stood gallantly by him and
the strongest appeals were made
to the floating vote for support. On the
other side President Cleveland and
Governor Hill took a hand. In fact
the administration staked its all on the
result. Every element of power pos
sessed by the chiefs at Washington and
Albany was used to help along the
ticket. The intention was to appro-
pirate direct to Cleveland all benefits
OF successful fight, and the friends OF
the president used every means to bring
| about this result.
Aside from this result of the election
| there are several points worthy
| of attention in regard" to the
vote cast yesterday. Tho prohibition
vote in the state shows an in
crease of 25 per cent in the vote cas-
for Bascom, the prohibition candidate
for governor in 1885, an increase not a
all likely to discourage the third party
in its ill-advised career. The Labor
vote was far below what was expected
| by all The friends OF Henry George
fixed his vote for secretary of state a
$4,000, 10000 of which were to b,
counted in New York city. His oppo
nents allowed him from $4,000 to 1000
in their estimates of the city vote, ant
upon this estimate it was figured tha
Grant would be elected. But the coun
shows 35, ,420 for George, a loss Of "a 90
from the vote cast for him for mayor il
1885. Had George received these votes
all of which would have been demo
cratic, Grants plurality would hav
been at least 100000. The united labo
party cannot stand this loss, and it i
likely to go to pieces long before an
other November comes.
| Although success would have bee
agreeable to the republicans in the stat
of New York yesterday, still there
little to discourage them. 1t was clearl
a mistake to make such nomination a
that of Colonel Fred Grant. A man {
great personal strength and one able
lead the fight could have been electe
even with the conditions existing. Th
official count will show many reasons fC
confidence in the claim that there ar
splendid chances of republican succes
in the national election of 1885.